Citation

Law B, Williams PL, Moffat AC. Vet. Hum. Toxico. 1979; 21(Suppl): 144-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American College of Veterinary Toxicologists)

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Abstract

For the past 20 months the Home Office Central Research Establishment has been carrying out routine analysis of blood and urine samples for cannabinoids. This service has been provided for the Forensic Science Laboratories of Great Britain and has resulted in analyses in a variety of cases. These include, drug possession and drug/driving offenses and unexpectedly rapes, suicides, murders and indecent assaults. Of the 66 samples analysed, six showed indications of cannabinoid activity by direct RIA. Further analysis of three of these six samples by the combined HPLC/RIA approach gave chromatograms similar to those obtained from known cannabis smokers.


Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving

Language: en

Keywords

Human; cannabinoid; Cannabinoids; blood; tetrahydrocannabinol; drug blood level; radioimmunoassay; Chromatography, Gas; mass spectrometry; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; drug determination; drug metabolite; urine; high performance liquid chromatography; in vitro study; drug urine level; tetrahydrocannabinol derivative; antiserum; blood and hemopoietic system; drug analysis; gas liquid chromatography; nonbiological model; Radioimmunoassay; radioisotope; Spectrum Analysis, Mass; theoretical study